Re: RealAudio 5.0 Problems (Dave Harden)

Trever Adams (arabian@onramp.net)
Tue, 21 Apr 1998 01:24:46 -0500


> After booting up 2.1.97 from 2.0.33, my RealAudio player fails to work.
> No errors are given; just no sound it outputted. The sound setup is the
> same in both kernels (this is from 2.1.97):
>
> Sound initialization started
> Sound Blaster 16 (4.5) at 0x220 irq 5 dma 1,5
> Sound Blaster 16 at 0x300 irq 5 dma 0
> Yamaha OPL3 FM at 0x388
> Sound initialization complete
>

Try cat some.au > /dev/dsp and then check your /var/log/messages (this
setup may be redhat specific, I don't know). Do you see something about
DMA DRQ or IRQ timeout? If so I have the same problem. It exists in
2.1.91 .92 .94 .96. It doesn't in .88 and .86. I have a genuine SB16
ASP (one of the very first ones). It seems most people's similar
problem is caused by the PARPORT and PARIDE (or so I have been told)
stuff. Try compiling without them or with them as modules. If this
works for you I will be shocked (honestly) because it didn't for me, but
if it does I would love to know, if not, I now know I am not stark
raving mad. Note, I have tried both irq 5 and 7. Other than that, I
think my settings are identical to yours.

Also as a side note, what kind of hardware or software failures cause
bus faults and sig 11 (I have had about three of each in the last few
days... my hardware has NEVER given me a problem with any kernels, save
the SB16 with the 2.1.9x series.) Also, how would I test it. I have
heard overheating CPU, memory, and failing powersupply blamed... how do
I determine which it is? (CPU is Intel Pentium 133Mhz, Memory is
lifetime warantee, CPU and Powersupply have about 8 months left on the
warantee).

Trever Adams
arabian@onramp.net

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